On completing three years and entering into the fourth, the Bengali video streaming platform Hoichoi has launched an initiative named “Hoichoi Season 4″. Under this, it announced the first look of a whooping 25 web series, 4 digital premieres and two new films under First Day First Show, to arrive on the Bengali platform in the coming months.
Other than this Hoichoi will collaborate with leading content creators like Srijit Mukherji, Dhrubo Banerjee, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Anirban Bhattacharya, Debaloy Bhattacharya, Q, Kamaleswar Mukherjee among others. It will also launch a brand new avatar of its app and website with “revamped interface, brand new interactions and a host of new features” very soon.
The platform revealed that it has around 13 million subscribers with international ones accounting for a huge 40%. Hoichoi witnessed a ×2 growth in the past year which it hopes will continue in the time to come.
Some of the actors brought on board by Hoichoi include Swastika Mukherjee, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Raima Sen, Swaswata Chatterjee. While some first looks are of new seasons of previously launched series, the other are brand new. These include –
1. Charitraheen 3 –
It is a story about love, lust and pain.
Cast: Swastika Mukherjee, Naina Ganguly, Saurav Das, Mumtaz Sorcar
Directed by: Debaloy Bhattacharya
2. Damayanti –
A Hoichoi’s first original with a female detective, that will focus on a history professor-cum-computer hacker.
Cast: Tuhina Das, Indrashish Ray, Chandreyee Ghosh, Amrita Chattopadhyay
Directed by: Aritra Sen & Parambrata Chattopadhyay
Hoichoi’s popular detective franchise is back with its sixth season and will present “Magna Mainak” this time.
Cast: Anirban Bhattacharya, Ridhima Ghosh Suprobhat Das
Directed by: Soumik Halder
4. Thakumar Jhuli –
Adaptation of a folklore of the same name.
Cast: To be announced
Directed by: Q
5. Tansener Tanpura Part 2 –
This popular musical series which ended with a cliffhanger will return for part 2 around diwali this year.
Cast: Vikram Chatterje, Rupsa Chatterjee, Jayati Bhatia
Ditrected by: Soumik Chattopadhyay
6. Bonyo Premer Golpo S2 –
A psychological thriller series that will bring to you the wilder side of love.
Cast: Tanusree Chakraborty, Arjun Chakraborty, Shaheb Bhattacherjee, Ena Saha
Directed by: SGR
7. Money Honey S2 –
The chase for the money and the heist will get bigger this season.
Cast: Shamol Mawla, Nishat Priyom
Directed by: Tanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhyay
An unconventional relationship drama.
Cast: To be announced
Directed by: Mainak Bhaumik
9. Laal Mati –
A story of a man who tries to play God.
Cast: To be announced
Directed by: Sourav Chakraborty
10. Rahasya Romancho Series 3 –
The story follows Montu Pilot, a man who thinks he is dead.
Cast: Saurav Das, Saayoni Ghosh, Kanchan Mullick Saoli Chattopadhyay
Directed by: Abhirup Ghosh
11. Shei Je Holud Pakhi S2 –
A musical thriller which will continue from where it left off in season 1 and will chronicle the journey of a father coming to terms with the death of his daughter.
Cast: Tridha Choudhury and Saswata Chatterjee
Directed by: Anirban Mallik
12. Taqdeer –
A Bangladeshi series where a man gets trapped in a murder scandal when he finds a dead body in his freezer trunk.
Cast: Chanchal Chowdhury
Created by: Syed Ahmed Shawki and Saleh Sobhan Auneem
Sahana Dutta and Kamaleshwar Mukherjee get together for this new Hoichoi drama series.
14. Ganga –
A story of drug transport and business through the holy ganga river.
Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee
Created by: Rudrnail
15. Eken Babu S4 –
A comedy detective series where Eken Babu returns to solve the cases this time from Rajbari at Murshidabad.
Cast: Anirban Chakrabarti, Shoumo Banerjee, Bubble
Directed by: Anupam Hari, Anirban Malik, Abhijit Choudhury
16. Make Up Story –
A story of finding love with age no bound, to come on Valentine’s 2021.
Cast: To be announced
Directed by: Mainak Bhaumik
17. Hello S3 –
A thriller series by Hoichoi that is among its most watched ones to return for a new season.
Cast: Raima Sen, Joy Sengupta and Priyanka Sarkar
Directed by: Soumik Chattopadhaya
Adapted from the best selling book ‘The Mahabharrata Murders’ by Arnab Ray, the series is a modern twist to the tale.
Cast: To be announced
Directed by: Soumik Halder
19. Devdas –
An adaptation of the Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay classic.
Cast: Arjun Chakraborty, Raima Sen, Madhumita Sarcar
Directed by: Debaloy
20. Gora: The Private Defective –
Another Bengali detective show by Hoichoi, but wait the poster says ‘Gora: The Defective’.
Cast: Ritwick Chakraborty
Directed by: Sahana Dutta
21. Intuition –
Written by Mitali Bhattacharya the poster of this new series looks interesting and intense.
Cast: Soham Chakraborty, Srabanti Chatterjee
Written by: Mitali Bhattacharya
22. Mandaar –
Based on Macbeth, Mandaar is a part of the ‘Hoichoi world classics’ under which it will bring literary adaptations of classic plays and stories from around the world.
Created by: Anirban Bhattacharjee
23. Chowringhee –
An intense drama about life in the urban cities along with some groove-worthy music.
24. Bhalo Thakish Baba –
A series that depicts the current social situation in Bangladesh.
Directed by: Mizanur Rahman Aryan
25. Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni –
Based on a Bangladeshi novel, the show’s story follows a detective who tries to find the truth about Muskaan Zuberi, the mysterious owner of a famous restaurant.
Cast: To be announced
Directed by: Srijit Mukherji
First Day First Show :
1. Kolkata underground – A film by Parambrata Chattopadhyay, a musical story that involves gang wars and a politician-builder nexus.
2. Tikitiki – Adaptation of the famous 1970 play Slueth by Anthony Shaffer, the film will be directed by Dhrubo Banerjee.
The four films to have their world digital premieres on Hoichoi are – Dracula Sir, Kakababur Protyaborton, Prem Tame and Golondaaj.